This course is designed for teachers preparing for the C1 Advanced exam and aims to enhance your speaking skills in a supportive environment. Throughout the sessions, you will engage in meaningful conversations that promote fluency and build confidence in your spoken English.
You will practice discussing a variety of topics, refine your ability to articulate complex ideas, and receive constructive feedback to improve your performance.
With a focus on authentic materials and exam-based tasks, this course will empower you to excel in your speaking test and beyond. Join us to take your speaking skills to the next level!
The course consists of:
Two tutors, Gabriela Froes and Ricardo Barros;
8 sessions, a total of 10 hours of practice;
New tasks made especially for this course, in which we will tackle:
The exam format;
Exam strategies;
Most common topics;
Language enhancement;
Fluency improvement.
Materials will be kept on Google Classroom for further reference; lessons will not be recorded.
The groups will have no more than 10 (ten) students.
COURSE CALENDAR 2025.1
GROUP 1 | Fridays from 11:15 to 12:30 p.m. (GMT-3)
2025.1
Feb | 21, 28
Mar | 7, 14, 21, 28
Apr | 4, 11
GROUP 2 | Mondays from 2 to 3:15 p.m.
2025.1
Apr | 14, 21, 28
May | 4, 11, 18, 25
Jun | 2
Course material:
Tutors will provide the material each week.
Course fees (2025.1)
Full fee: R$ 750 or up to 3x R$ 250
To take part in this course, you need:
A computer (no cell phone or tablet!) connected to the internet and a webcam;
Broadband/high-speed internet.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This group is formed with a minimum of 4 (four) students. If fewer than 4 students register, the group will not be formed. If the course starts and students stop taking classes along the way, leaving fewer than 4 students in the group, we reserve the right to terminate the course unless the students who are still present have their fees adjusted.
Gabriela Fróes
I am an English teacher, English Literature teacher, and teacher trainer. I have a degree in English, an MA in English Literature, Cambridge FCE, CAE, and CPE certificates, Michigan ECPE, the three TKT modules, the TKT KAL module, a CELTA certificate and am finishing the DipTESOL. I've worked as a speaking examiner for Cambridge and Michigan and have been teaching preparatory courses for exams since 2005. I live and work in São José dos Campos, SP.
Ricardo Barros
English teacher and teacher trainer. I have a degree in History from Unicamp and hold the Cambridge CAE and CPE certificates, as well as the CELTA and Delta. I have been an oral examiner for Cambridge and a CELTA and Delta tutor and have been teaching courses for teachers for more than a decade. I live and work in Jundiaí, SP.